Disclosed is a bottle having a programmable combination locking cap. The locking cap has an upper cap, which locks onto a canister. The locking cap has various layers of rings so that the rings can be aligned in a combination code in order to remove the locked cap from the canister.
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1. A container having a programmable combination locking cap comprising:
a canister adapted to hold contents, said canister having a canister alignment arrow;
at least three rings having identifying elements on a front surface of a front portion of said at least three rings and ring tabs on a back portion of said at least three rings that can be removed to provide tab openings that set a combination code;
a cap base on which said at least three rings are adjacently aligned;
at least three canister tabs located on said canister that interlock with said ring tabs to prevent removal of said combination locking cap;
a top, having a cap base alignment arrow, that secures said at least three rings to said cap base;
an unlocking opening disposed in said cap base so that when said tab openings are aligned with said cap base alignment arrow and said canister alignment arrow, said locking cap may be freely removed from said canister.
9. A method of programming a locking cap for a container comprising:
providing a canister having a canister alignment arrow, said canister adapted to hold contents;
providing at least three rings having identifying elements on a front surface of a front portion of said at least three rings and ring tabs disposed on a back portion of said at least three rings;
removing selected ring tabs from said at least three rings to create tab openings that set a combination code;
providing a cap base having a cap base opening;
placing said at least three rings on a cap base so that said tab openings are aligned with said cap base opening;
providing at least three canister tabs located on said canister;
placing said cap base on said canister so that said cap base opening is aligned with said canister tabs;
securing a top, having cap base alignment arrow, to said cap base so that said cap base alignment arrow is aligned in a predetermined orientation with respect to said cap base, so that said locking cap can be removed from said canister when said cap base alignment arrow is aligned with said canister alignment arrow and said at least three canister tabs are aligned with said tab openings.
6. A container having a programmable combination locking cap comprising:
a canister adapted to hold contents, said canister having a canister alignment arrow;
at least three outer rings having inner grooves on an interior surface and identifying elements on a front surface;
at least three bezels having projections on an outer surface that engage said inner grooves of said at least three outer rings in a manner that allows said identifying elements on said front surface of said at least three outer rings to be oriented with respect to said at least three bezels to create a desired combination, each bezel of said at least three bezels having a first end and a second end, said first end and said second end forming a bezel slot;
an assembly base having an assembly base projection;
a cap base having an unlocking slot that is aligned with and engages said assembly base projection to allow said cap base to slide over and be assembled with said assembly base and allow said at least three bezels to be placed over said cap base with said bezel slot at each of said at least three bezels aligned with said assembly base projection;
a top, said top having a cap base alignment arrow, that secures said at least three outer rings and said at least three bezels to said cap base;
at least three canister tabs located on said canister that are aligned with said canister alignment arrow that prevent said locking cap from being removed from said canister unless said bezel slot of each bezel of said at least three bezels is aligned with said at least three canister tabs on said canister and said canister alignment arrow is aligned with said cap base alignment arrow on said top so that said locking cap may be removed.
14. A method of programming a locking cap for a container comprising:
providing a canister having a canister alignment arrow, said canister adapted to hold contents;
providing at least three outer rings having inner grooves on an interior surface and identifying elements on a front surface of said at least three outer rings;
providing at least three bezels having bezel projections on an outer surface that are adapted to engage said inner grooves, each bezel of said at least three bezels having a first end and a second end so that said first end and said second end form a bezel slot;
providing an assembly base having an assembly base projection;
sliding a cap base, having a cap base unlocking slot, on top of said assembly base so that said projection of said assembly base is aligned with said unlocking slot;
coding a combination by aligning said at least three outer rings with said at least three bezels so that said inner grooves of said at least three outer rings interlocks with said projections of said at least three bezels so that said slot of said at least three bezels is aligned with a desired identifying element of said identifying elements on said at least three outer rings;
placing said at least three bezels that are assembled with said at least three outer rings around said cap base so that said bezel slot is aligned with said cap base unlocking slot;
securing a top to said cap base that secures said at least three outer rings and said at least three bezels to said cap base, said top having a cap base alignment arrow;
providing at least three canister tabs, located on said canister, that engage said at least three bezels and do not allow said locking cap from being removed from said canister unless said bezels are properly aligned with said at least three canister tabs and said canister alignment arrow is aligned with said cap base alignment arrow so that said locking cap may be removed.
2. The container of
at least three indexing tabs, located on said cap base that create resistance between said at least three rings and said cap base, that impede movement of said at least three rings while removing said locking cap from said canister.
3. The container of
a blocking tab located on said canister that blocks a view of the said tab openings.
4. The container of
5. The container of
7. The container of
at least three indexing tabs located on said cap base that create resistance to impede movement of said at least three bezels and said at least three outer.
8. The container of
a blocking tab located on said canister that blocks a view of said combination.
10. The method of
providing at least three indexing tabs located on said cap base that create resistance between said cap base and said at least three rings that impedes shifting of said at least three rings while removing said locking cap from said canister.
11. The method of
providing a blocking tab located on said canister that blocks a view of the said tab openings that identify said combination.
12. The method of
13. The method of
15. The method of
providing a blocking tab located on said canister that blocks a view of said combination.
16. The method of
providing at least three indexing tabs located on said cap base that create resistance between said at least three bezels and said cap base so that said at least three outer rings will be impeded from shifting while said locking cap is being removed from said canister.
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This application is based upon and claims the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 61/533,691, entitled “Container Having a Programmable Combination Locking Cap,” filed Sep. 12, 2011, the entire disclosure of which is herein specifically incorporated by reference for all that it discloses and teaches.
A child-resistant mechanism on containers such as, but not limited to, medicine bottles is crucial in the avoidance of allowing people such as children to access a bottle's contents. Containers such as prescription bottles are very common in today's world and unauthorized people are sometimes able to gain unauthorized access to such containers.
An embodiment of the present invention may therefore comprise a container having a programmable combination locking cap comprising: a canister adapted to hold contents, the canister having a canister alignment arrow; at least three rings having identifying elements on a front surface of a front portion of the at least three rings and ring tabs on a back portion of the at least three ring tabs that can be removed to provide tab openings that set a combination code; a cap base on which the at least three rings are adjacently aligned; at least three canister tabs located on the canister that interlock with the ring tabs to prevent removal of the combination locking cap; a top, having a cap base alignment arrow, that secures the at least three rings to the cap base; an unlocking opening disposed in the cap base so that when the tab openings are aligned with the cap base alignment arrow and the canister alignment arrow, the locking cap may be freely removed from the canister.
An embodiment of the present invention may therefore further comprise a container having a programmable combination locking cap comprising: a canister adapted to hold contents, the canister having a canister alignment arrow; at least three outer rings having inner grooves on an interior surface and identifying elements on a front surface; at least three bezels having projections on an outer surface that engage the inner grooves of the at least three outer rings in a manner that allows the identifying elements on the front surface of the at least three outer rings to be oriented with respect to the at least three bezels to create a desired combination, each bezel of the at least three bezels having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end forming a bezel slot; an assembly base having an assembly base projection; a cap base having an unlocking slot that is aligned with and engages the assembly base projection to allow the cap base to slide over and be assembled with the assembly base and allow the at least three bezels to be placed over the cap base with the bezel slot at each of the at least three bezels aligned with the assembly base projection; a top, the top having a cap base alignment arrow, that secures the at least three outer rings and the at least three bezels to the cap base; at least three canister tabs located on the canister that are aligned with the canister alignment arrow that prevent the locking cap from being removed from the canister unless the bezel slot of each bezel of the at least three bezels is aligned with the at least three canister tabs on the canister and the canister alignment arrow is aligned with the cap base alignment arrow on the top so that the locking cap may be removed.
An embodiment of the present invention may further comprise a method of programming a locking cap for a container comprising: providing a canister having a canister alignment arrow, the canister adapted to hold contents; providing at least three rings having identifying elements on a front surface of a front portion of the at least three rings and ring tabs disposed on a back portion of the at least three rings; removing selected ring tabs from the at least three rings to create tab openings that set a combination code; providing a cap base having a cap base opening; placing the at least three rings on a cap base so that the tab openings are aligned with the cap base opening; providing at least three canister tabs located on the canister; placing the cap base on the canister so that the cap base opening is aligned with the canister tabs; securing a top, having cap base alignment arrow, to the cap base so that the cap base alignment arrow is aligned in a predetermined orientation with respect to the cap base, so that the locking cap can be removed from the canister when the cap base alignment arrow is aligned with the canister alignment arrow and the at least three canister tabs are aligned with the tab openings.
An embodiment of the present invention may further comprise a method of programming a locking cap for a container comprising: providing a canister having a canister alignment arrow, the canister adapted to hold contents; providing at least three outer rings having inner grooves on an interior surface and identifying elements on a front surface of the at least three outer rings; providing at least three bezels having bezel projections on an outer surface that are adapted to engage the inner grooves, each bezel of the at least three bezels having a first end and a second end so that the first end and the second end form a bezel slot; providing an assembly base having an assembly base projection; sliding a cap base, having a cap base unlocking slot, on top of the assembly base so that the projection of the assembly base is aligned with the unlocking slot; coding a combination by aligning the at least three outer rigs with the at least three bezels so that the inner grooves of the at least three outer rings interlocks with the projections of the at least three bezels so that the slot of the at least three bezels is aligned with a desired identifying element of the identifying elements on the at least three outer rings; placing the at least three bezels that are assembled with the at least three outer rings around the cap base so that the bezel slot is aligned with the cap base unlocking slot; securing a top to the cap base that secures the at least three outer rings and the at least three bezels to the cap base, the top having a cap base alignment arrow; providing at least three canister tabs, located on the canister, that engage the at least three bezels and do not allow the locking cap from being removed from the canister unless the bezels are properly aligned with the at least three canister tabs and the canister alignment arrow is aligned with the cap base alignment arrow so that the locking cap may be removed.
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Alternatively, flat strip 2702 can be formed into a ring and ultrasonically welded so a series of rings are formed, so the rings can then be mounted on the cap base 202 and the top 2612 can be ultrasonically welded to cap base 202, so combination cap 2602 is ready to be coded by a pharmacist or user.
The foregoing description of the invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed, and other modifications and variations may be possible in light of the above teachings. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention in various embodiments and various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the appended claims be construed to include other alternative embodiments of the invention except insofar as limited by the prior art.
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